George Q. Cannon, 1881 September 30-1882 February 27

File — Box: 2A, Folder: 37

Identifier: A

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Letters to George Q. Cannon, first counselor in the church presidency and former Utah territory delegate to Congress, concerning anti-Mormon legislation to be considered by Congress, and Utah Gov. Eli Murray's assistance in preparing them; the possibility of the governor's replacement; the death of Cannon's first wife, Elizabeth Hoagland Cannon; attempts to win national approval of Utah statehood and officially seat Cannon in the House of Representatives; Cannon's intellectual debates with the eastern press establishment; the appointment of monogamous Mormons to territorial government positions; educating the "Lamanites"; progress on Salt Lake Temple construction; passage of the Edmunds Act of 1882, ensuing anti-American sentiment in Utah, and the appointment of Jeremiah S. Black as legal counsel in the church's contest of the law; the establishment of a hospital in Salt Lake City; and Black's death in Washington.

Dates

1881 September 30-1882 February 27

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